Tomioka Tessai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tomioka Tessai

Japanese artist

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1837

Place of Birth: Sanjō-dōri Street, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 31-Dec-1924

Profession: painter, calligrapher

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Tomioka Tessai (?? ??, 27 January 1837 – 31 December 1924) was the pseudonym for a painter and calligrapher in imperial Japan.
He is regarded as the last major artist in the Bunjinga tradition and one of the first major artists of the Nihonga style.
His real name was Yusuke, which he later changed to Hyakuren.